BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Fire Reserves were bolstered a bit Wednesday as captain Logan Pause suited up in the team’s 5-3 win over Columbus on a hot day at the Toyota Park turf field.

“I felt good. Great to be back on the field and playing a game,” he said following the game.

The match was the 11-year Fire veteran’s first action since leaving in the 26th minute of the team’s 2-1 victory over at the Crew back on June 22 with lower back pain. The captain was later diagnosed with SI Dysfunction.